Psychology

Psychology (Classical Greek: psyche = "soul" or "mind", logos = "study of") is an academic and applied field involving the study of behavior, mind and thought and the neurological bases of behavior. Psychology also refers to the application of such knowledge to various spheres of human activity, including problems of individuals' daily lives and the treatment of mental illness. It is largely concerned with humans, although the behavior and mental processes of animals can also be part of psychology research, either as a subject in its own right (e.g. animal cognition and ethology), or somewhat more controversially, as a way of gaining an insight into human psychology by means of comparison (including comparative psychology). Psychology is commonly defined as the science of behaviour and mental processes. Although its name derives from Greek "psyche", psychology does not scientifically study the soul, since no evidence exists to show such a thing exists.

External links

• Psychology of the Private Individual Critique of Bourgeois Consciousness
• The Mass Psychology of Misery by John Zerzan; a criticism of the practice or implication of psychology

Psychology Resources

• AmoebaWeb Psychology Resources
• A Century of Psychology (APA)
• Classics in the History of Psychology
• Dictionary of Psychology
• Encyclopedia of Psychology
• Psychology Articles
• Psychological Profiling
• Pictures of famous psychologists
• Psychology Conferences
• Psychology Congresses
• ScienceDaily Mind and Brain news
• Portalpsicologia.org
• a cup of neuropsychology? selective resources about brain-behavior relations from anthony h. risser, ph.d.
• brainblog: news about our knowledge of the brain and behavior.
• PsychCentral
• Plebius Psychology News

Psychology Societies

• American Psychological Association
• American Psychological Society
• Australian Psychological Society
• British Psychological Society
• Buenos Aires Psychoanalytic Association
• Canadian Psychological Association
• Finnish Psychological Society
• Belgian Psychological Association